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Thanks all for the recommendations, lots of options here.. ???? Good to hear that Duke's and Le Bistrot are still doing well.

Is "David's Kitchen" now permanently closed? If so, that is a shame.

I've booked a week's holiday next month in Chiang Mai. I've not visited CM since the height of Covid in late 2020, so not sure which restaurants are still in business. I would like somewhere special (local or European food) to take the family on my birthday.

(Searched for an existing thread, but nothing came up). Thanks in advance. ????

If you can make an age disparity work in a marriage, good on ya.

The other disparities; language, culture, education, etc, can create a yawning crevasse of difference that can only be bridged by serious amounts of moolah..

Sometimes it's better just to rent.

2 hours ago, Gsxrnz said:

I wonder why he selected a paring knife? 

Most stabbings here happen in the heat of the moment, and so it's probably fortunate that the nearest weapon that comes to hand is some crappy, bendy cheapo fruit (no pun intended) knife.

A serious set of good quality chef's knives, and the murder stats would be through the roof.

Poor lady and her family. Horrible way to die.

2 hours ago, chalawaan said:

Reminds me when...

 

The sons of a Thai politician shot an off-duty cop in a disco over the usual nightclub drunken BS, with dozens of witnesses, just one of their infamous acts of senseless un-avenged violence, they're free to this day. 

 

 

I can't link to the story because the website is not approved here due to other content on that site that the Thai authorities deem harmful to the image of Thailand and the Institution.

 

 

 

One of them got made "Minister for Toilets" a while later. Wasn't he or his sibling also made "Police Marksman Instructor" or something.? ????

37 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

What intense heat and humidity? Chiang Rai is cooler than most other parts of Thailand.

I live in Rayong, E. Thailand.

27 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Given the famous UK climate, I'm wondering why anyone would even consider living there. Perhaps that's why Brits have spread to all corners of the globe.

For at least six months of the year outside the Winter months, it's very livable, imo.

Was there in April/May this year, and the weather was great. Certainly a nice change from the intense heat and humidity in Thailand during these months.

6 hours ago, Taco said:

On what charges? Fishing like a Thai person?

Nah. He didn't use dynamite or a car battery.

18 hours ago, RobU said:

I agree with you that it isn't unique to Thailand. In the UK police now arrest people for 'Non Crime Incidents' people can be placed on a non crime incident database without their knowledge. When the right people complain about them. One elderly chap was arrested for a humorous post on facebook which showed that four LGBTQRSTUVWXYZ flags formed a swastika, they sent 8 officers to arrest him and hancuffed him for not committing a crime.

Everything except actual crime is now policed in the UK.

3 hours ago, connda said:

The world government 'elites' seem to have now embraced totalitarianism.  It's not 'just Thailand.'  
As such, there are now efforts to outlaw protests as well as speech that doesn't conform to official narratives.  It's not a good sign.

When / if we embrace a "digital economy" it will get a lot worse. You might get automatically fined just for posting that.

On 8/9/2022 at 1:43 PM, billd766 said:

Is there an election coming soon?

Yup. General Generous has also pledged to raise the Thai minimum wage also.

First it giveth..

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The Labour Minister, Suchart Chomklin, insists the government’s promise to increase the minimum wage in Thailand by 5-8% this year is not electioneering.

With an election due in March next year cynics could be forgiven in thinking it is a government ploy to buy or win votes. Suchart denies this is the case.

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-minister-insists-minimum-wage-increase-is-not-electioneering

46 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Yes, or owners that have given up on the responsibility. 

Yep, mostly. I used to live near the beach in Rayong, near to a cluster of seafood restaurants. Cars would draw up to the beach and throw out dogs that had been family pets, and just abandon them, thinking that people on the beach would feed them from their tables.  (Same at Buddhist temples).

Obviously puppies  / gifts that had grown past their 'cute' stage, and required food and exercise. Pretty heartbreaking to see the dogs try to run back to the cars as they drive off, tbh.

Anyway, well done to Soi Dog for making a difference.

On 8/7/2022 at 11:25 PM, richard_smith237 said:

Don't you think its dumfounding that a person may choose to wear a mask for health benefits to avoid sucking in fumes yet complete ignore the far greater safety risk and not wear a helmet ?...  the logic seems quite upside down to most people commenting.

My own personal fave is observing people alone in cars, wearing masks but not seat belts. ????

After suffering gout attacks during my mid 30's to 40's, I changed my diet to a less acidic version of what i was eating and drinking before. In my mid 50's now, and the fittest I've been since I was a kid.

A lot of processed meats, (especially organ meat) is very acidic / high in Uric acid. Ditto soda drinks (especially cola-based).

A chart here, for anyone with gout or high uric acid in their blood:

https://www.angelfire.com/az/sthurston/acid_alkaline_foods_list.html

Usual knee-jerk reaction.  The video of this fire (and burning people) went viral internationally, so expect Something To Happen.

12 hours ago, TooMuchTime said:

Easy solution.

Public executions for all the farangs who are smuggling this drug in.

Erm, this drug is made here, and consumed here. Try and keep up.

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

Can anyone explain why these drug lords don't branch out into more interesting drugs like Quaaludes, LSD ect.......... They do have ecstasy sometimes but not much....

 

Its just Meth and Heroin and use to include weed about 98% of the time.....

It's all about dependence. The more addictive, the better the repeat business.

A bit like Big Pharma and fentanyl, Oxycontin, etc. ????

15 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Fire exit? often locked or no such thing

 

Can't see Mountain B on googlemaps 

According to my Thai staff, it hadn't been open long. Only about a month ago.

The Thai equivalent of a broken washing machine discarded in the front garden.

Stay classy, Rayong. ????

Saw the news and video on the Thai FB this morning. Utterly horrendous scenes.

Some of those people that managed to escape the explosions inside the club may later succumb to the burns they suffered on the way out..

Maybe, it might have been fortunate (if there is any positives here) that this fire didn't happen on a Friday or Saturday night, when it would have been a lot busier.